Poison Making Stick

P1225B

From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P1225B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Kayan
Provenience Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Mendalam River
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Plant Fiber
Description

Stick for mixing arrow poison. Lihik Jasam. Flat stick flaring slightly towards tip, with hole at narrow end through which a scrap of plant fiber is threaded. The plant fiber is now missing.

Length 23.495 cm
Credit Line Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899

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